Expanding necktie holder



Jan. 7, 1936. c. A. RITTER 2,027,119

EXPANDING NEGKTIE HOLDER Filed Dec. 19, 1933 Patented Jan. 7, 193 6UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE NECKTIE HOLDER V The object ofthisiiivention is to "provide a device capable of holding a large'number oi! neckties, or as few as the operator may wish, it beingpossible to put the neckties away, in smooth shape, in the drawer orotherwise, and keep them in good condition, something which does notoccur when neckties are handled otherwise. The device afiords a meansfor carrying a considerable number of neckties in a satchel or the like,without taking up much room. Another object of the invention is toprovide a device of the class described which can be made cheaply out ofstock materials.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 shows in elevation, a device constructed in accordance with theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view wherein the device is shown partiallyunfolded.

The device forming the subject matter of this application comprises aflexible strip S, made of any suitable material, such as leather, fibreboard, card board, or anything else adapted for the purpose and having afirst transverse fold I, a second transverse fold 2, a third transversefold 3, a fourth transverse fold 4, and a fifth transverse fold 5.plurality of parallel scores 50 at the folds I and 2. This is asignificant feature of the device, since it permits it to expand andretain its comparative flatness when a number of neckties or otherarticles are placed in it.

The first fold l and the second fold 2 form a first cover member 6. Thefirst fold 1 forms a flap I, joined to the first cover member 6 at thefirst fold l. The second fold 2 and the third fold 3 form a second covermember 8, joined to the first cover member 6 at the second "9,the innerwall l Expansion is obtained by a fold 2. The third fold 3, the fourth101d 4 and the fifth fold form a double-walled partition and the outerwall ll of which are joined together at the fourth fold l. The innerwall III of the partition 3 is joined to ,r

the second cover member 8 at the third fold 3.

The fifth fold 5 forms a free-ended wing [2 at the extremity of thestrip S which is remote from the flap 1. The wing I2 is joined to thewall ll of the partition 9 at the fifth fold 5.

A separating tongue I4 is struck from the inner wall ll] of the V-shapedpartition 9, and leaves an opening l5 in the wall Ill. The tongue I4 isjoined hingedly to the second cover member 8 at the third fold 3. Anysuitable means may be provided for keeping the device closed, as inFigs. 1, 2 and 3. With that end in view,

a button l6 may be secured to the flap 1, the button retaining one endof a flexible element H on the flap l. The flexible element I1 iswrapped about the closed article, as in Fig. 1, and the free end of theflexible element is wound about the button fastening I8, behind thebutton l6.

One or more neckties I9 are placed between the wing 5 and the wall I lof the V-shaped partition 9. One or more neckties 20 are placed betweenthe wall In of the V-shaped partition 9 and the tongue l4, and arepressed by the tongue into the opening l5 of the wall l0, the bulkinessof the package being thereby reduced, as shown in Fig. 2, and the ties20 being held securely in place. One or more ties 2| are placed betweenthe tongue [4 and the first cover member 6. The strip S then is closedat the second fold 2, and at the third fold 3, to bring the wing l2against the inner surface of the first cover member 6, the flap l isoverlapped on the cover member 8, the flexible element is wrapped aboutthe closed article and is secured behind the button Hi, the device thenassuming the compact condition shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing.

The article described is simple in construction and inexpensive tomanufacture, but it affords a means whereby a plurality of neckties orother objects may be kept in good order and be housed in a smallcompass.

The capacity of the article may be increased, of course, by increasingthe number of the double-walled partitions 9, that detail being a matterof mere duplication, readily understood from the drawing withoutspecific delineation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a flexible strip having afirst transverse fold, a second transverse fold, a third transversefold, a fourth transverse fold, and a fifth transverse fold, the firsttransverse fold and the second transverse fold forming a first covermember, the first fold forming a flap, joined to the first cover memberat the first fold, the second fold and the third fold forming a secondcover member, joined to the first cover member at the second fold, thethird and the fourth fold and the fifth fold forming a double-walledpartition, comprising inner and outer walls, said walls being joinedtogether at the fourth fold, the inner wall of the partitionbeing'joined to the second cover member at the third fold, the fifthfold forming a free-ended wing at the ex tremity of the strip which isremote from the flap, a separating tongue being struck from the innerwall of the partition, to form an opening therein, the tongue beinghinged to the second cover member at the third fold, the strip beingcapable of being closed at the second and third folds to bring the wingagainst the inner surface of the first cover member and overlap the flapon the outside of the second cover member. 2.'A device of the classdescribed, constructed 2027A It? as set forth in claim 1, and furthercharacter-' ized by the provision of aplurality of parallel, undulatingscores at the first and second folds and providing for expansion.

3. A holder of wallet-like construction, for neckties and the like,comprising a strip folded transversely to form an internal, invertedV-shaped partition, the ends of the strip constituting a closure for theholder, all of the edges of the strip being free, and the holder beingopen at the top and the bottom, whereby the holder may be elongated andclosed together accordion-wise, there being a tongue struck from onewall of the partition close enough to the fold that forms said wall sothat the space between the tongue andthe wall from which it is struckwill form a necktie compartment substantially as deep as thecompartments formed by the other folds of the strip, the upper end ofthe tongue being free, and the space above andon each side of the tonguebeing open, whereby a necktie or the like may be inserted downwardlyinto the holder on either side of the tongue.

CLAUDE A. RI'ITER.

